Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 48.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.5%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
114th
of 189 countries
All-time high
53.8%
in 2020
All-time low
26.9%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ethiopia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 48.5% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ethiopia peaked at 53.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2014.
Ethiopia ranks 114th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31.6% | — |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +99.8% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -9.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 48.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 48.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 26.9% | 42.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 48.5% | 53.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ethiopia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ethiopia was 48.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Ethiopia ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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